Handbook of Management Scales/Organization-based self-esteem

Description
The authors introduced the organization-based self-esteem construct and its measurement. They conducted several field studies to inspect different types of reliability and validity.

Definition
The authors define organization-based self-esteem as "the degree to which organizational members believe that they can satisfy their needs by participating in roles within the context of an organization".

Items

 * I count around here.
 * I am taken seriously (around here).
 * I am important (around here).
 * I am trusted (around here).
 * There is faith in me (around here).
 * I can make a difference (around here).
 * I am valuable (around here).
 * I am helpful (around here).
 * I am efficient (around here).
 * I am cooperative (around here).

The wording "around here" was later appended to all items to increase adjusted item-total correlations. 5-point Likert scales were employed, except for one of the seven studies where a 7-point scale was used.

Source

 * Pierce et al. (1989): Organization-Based Self-Esteem: Construct Definition, Measurement, And Validation. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 622-648.

Comments
In all studies, the means turned out to be above the center. Given that a 5-point scale was employed, future researchers might use words like "always" to shift the means to the center, i.e., towards 3.

Related Scales

 * Employee involvement